In many parts of the country, fresh spring peas are already in the markets. (The season starts on the West Coast and extends through mid-summer on the East Coast and Midwest.) This is cause for ...

Last night I got a call from my Mom with an offer that I just couldn’t refuse. Her shell peas were in need of picking and she thought that our 5-year-old might like to pick them for supper. I wasn’t ...

While I love frozen peas with all my heart, freshly shelled peas are a marvel to behold. They’re tender, sweet and full of flavor. Yes, shelling them yourself is more effort, but the process is worth ...

Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered ...

Bobby Flay says he likes frozen peas 90% of the time—they’re sweeter because they’re frozen at harvest. Garden-fresh peas must be used quickly, as they can become starchy if left too long. Try frozen ...

On the way home from Winedale the other morning I stopped at a vegetable stand in Hempstead and bought a mess of purple hull peas. These were peas still in the hull, so they had to be shelled. Took me ...